Publisher:

Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 978-1-937002-50-3
$19.95 US

Review:

Disciples by Keith Akers is a very interesting and
well researched book. The main focus of Disciples
is to take an in-depth look at "Jewish Christianity" as it has commonly been
called, which Akers contends may go back 1000 years or more before Jesus,
which to us refers to a messianic movement.

Much of the discussion in Disciples centers around
the Ebionites and their religious practices, foremost of which was pacifism,
vegetarianism, and a total rejection of the Jewish cultish practice of
animal sacrifice which the Ebionites, some of the prophets, Jesus, Akers, and we
contend was not from God.

Disciples also discusses other related religious
sects. It also covers Jewish Christianity before Jesus, during His lifetime,
and what happened after His death and resurrection. There are sections on
the influence of Jewish Christianity, as well as the history of the
Ebionites.

We highly recommend Disciples for everyone
interested in early religious history. Disciples
also is a great reference book for your library.

About the Author:

Keith Akers has been a writer and activist for three decades. In addition to
Disciples, he is the author of A Vegetarian
Sourcebook (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1983) and The Lost Religion of
Jesus (Lantern, 2000). His "Compassionate Spirit" blog can be found at
http://www.compassionatespirit.com.
He lives in Denver, Colorado.

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